Is Becton Dickinson and Co stock a buy?
What Is The Conclusion?
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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!
Yes, Becton Dickinson and Co pays dividends. Last time was Monday 30th of September 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Monday 9th of September 2024 were paid $0.95 per share. Over the last 167 times between 1973 and 2024, Becton Dickinson and Co has paid $62.3225 with an average of $0.37 per share.
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We cannot find data for Becton Dickinson and Co 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Monday 9th of September 2019 when the price was $251.34, you would have made a loss of $-18.67 per share or -7.43%
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Becton Dickinson and Co is $1.36 million. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
Becton Dickinson and Co has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.21, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. Becton Dickinson and Co has a good net profit margin of 6.76% and should have high tolerances against inflation.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Becton Dickinson and Co to be low [0.4 of 1]
US inflation for July 2024 was 0.15%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.92%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 3.72 and is down -0.95 over the last 30 days.